I must lead because This morning, I was blessed enough to wake This stress, I am strong enough to take This child, I was fertile enough to make I must lead because there is so much at stake
I must lead because My brothers and sisters are losing their minds Our mothers and fathers, we’re still trying to find Our sons and daughters are forced to grow up blind I must lead because my people are one of a kind
I must lead because Nobody else stepped up to the plate Nobody else knows how to derive pure love from hate Nobody else asked for freedom and was told to wait Therefore, I must lead, because NOBODY ELSE should determine our fate
I must lead because everyday Children are dying or being killed Women are taken against their will Men are locked up or legally lynched Politicians are just sitting on the fence While there is STILL crack in our hoods and AIDS in our blood Our lifeline is being attacked on all fronts But niggas sittin’ back smoking blunts I AIN'T ALL GOOD, so excuse my hostility But it’s 2006 and I fail to see My people where I KNOW they should be I must lead because it is up to me
I must lead because it is my God given destiny And I know this because This morning…… I was blessed enough to wake